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Title: Military Formation
Description: Unidentified soldiers in formation in front of All Souls' Church, located on east side of Broadway between 9th and 10th.
Date: 1890
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Sanders in Military Uniform
Description: Full body view of Sgt. Joe Sanders in military uniform. Taken at Camp Benton, Texas.
Date: 1919
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Edward Hislop
Description: Group portrait of "Officers of Military Department" in uniform; Hislop is standing 5th from left.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Black Warriors of the West
Description: This photographic record of the buffalo soldier explores their role in the nineteenth-century army that "evolved into an important presence on the frontier." According to the author, the blacks "typically boasted the lowest desertion rates and the highest re-enlistment rates of any regiments, far exceeding their white counterparts in these important areas."
Date: 2010-11
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Third Regiment
Description: Unidentified members of the Third Regiment with cannons at their encampment near Excelsior Springs. Includes African Americans in photograph.
Date: 1892
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Black Soldiers Played Key Roles in America's Battles
Description: Article tells the story of James H. Jones who served in the 761st Tank Battalion, 3rd Army under General Patton and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Sergeant Warren G. H. Crecy who was nominated for a Medal of Honor and received a battlefield commission is also mentioned.
Date: 2009-11-06
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: World War I Soldier
Description: Postcard portrait of Frank J. Bliss in his World War I military uniform.
Date: 1918~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: World War I Portrait
Description: Portrait of an unidentified young man in his World War I military uniform.
Date: 1918~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: World War I
Description: World War I soldiers and nurses inside bunk car of unidentified train.
Date: 1918
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Heman L. Bean
Description: Advertising card for Heman L. Bean showing a cherub in a military style hat standing to attention in front of a woman holding a sword. Caption says: "La Femme Officer." Front of card says: "Compliments of Heman L. Bean, Queensware, French China and Glassware." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 721 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: An Interview With Albert O. Bly
Description: Interviewer: Edward Scott. Interview recorded December 2, 1975. 2 sound cassettes (ca. 60 minutes): analog, stereo.; 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape; 2 sound discs; digitial; 4 3/4 in. Has printed guide to contents.
Date: 1975-12-02
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: John Raymond Winslow
Description: Portrait of John Raymond Winslow, a Lieutenant in the Army Air Corp. He was born on September 28, 1921 in Chanute, Kansas to David and Sylvia Winslow. The family moved to Kansas City, Kansas, in 1930, graduating from high school in 1939. In 1942, after finishing junior college in this area, he enlisted and trained at Randolph Field in Texas. He left the United States in March of 1944 for duty in the Italian campaign, attached to 87th Fighter Squadron, 79thFighter Group, 12th Air Force. His last mission was June 8, 1944, falling into enemy territory somewhere in northern Italy. His body was returned to the United States in 1949 and he is buried in Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. He left a wife Betty and two sons.
Date: 1944~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Frazier R. Stair
Description: A view of First Lieutenant Frazier R. Stair, 430th Fighter Squadron, 47th Fighter Group, Ninth Army Air Force, positioned in his airplane. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 9, 1920, and graduated from Westport High School and Kansas City Junior College. He was a member of the National Guard, State of Missouri, 110th Engineer Combat Battalion. After entering the Army Air Corp he went overseas in the spring of 1944 as a Second Lieutenant Fighter Pilot of a P-38. He lost his life on November 6, 1944, on a bombing mission over Germany. He was awarded many medals and is buried in Hamm Cemetery in Luxemborg.
Date: 1944~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Dawn Worth Darlington
Description: Portrait of Dawn Worth Darlington, member of the United States Marine Corp. He was born May 31, 1925, at Atlanta, Kansas, son of Hubert and Iris Darlington. On May 21, 1943, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and was called to active duty June 21, 1943. He was sent overseas the early part of May in 1944 to the Russell Islands in the Pacific Ocean, 60 miles from Guadacanal. He landed with the first troops at Palau Islands on September 15, 1944, and was with the 5th Marines of the First Marine Division acting as a machine gunner. He was hit with heavy machine gun and rifle fire and died September 26, 1944, on Pelaliu, Palau Islands. His body was returned to the United States in 1948 and he is buried in Atlanta, Kansas.
Date: 1944~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William W. Jacoby
Description: Portrait of William W. Jacoby, World War II pilot. He was born on October 19, 1919, at Trail, British Columbia, Canada. He moved to Kansas City in 1922 and graduated from Paseo High School, working at the Sunflower Ordinance Plant before enlisting. He received his wings in May 1944 at Lubbock Field, Texas. He was a pilot on a P-47 Thunderbird and was reported missing March 18, 1945, with his death confirmed May 24, 1945. He is buried in a United States Military Cemetery near Liege, Belgium.
Date: 1944~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gilbert L. Worley, Jr.
Description: Portrait of Lt. Gilbert L. Worley, Jr., a flyer in the United States Army. He was born in Topeka, Kansas, April 12, 1920. He graduated from Southwest High School in Kansas City, Missouri, and from Kansas University in 1941 where he started his flying courses. His training was completed at Ong Field and he was qualified as a navigator and ground school instructor. In 1942 he completed his training to become an Army flyer. He was killed in an airplane accident on a flight to Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 15, 1943.
Date: 1942~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Parade Scene
Description: Military unit in unidentified parade heading south along Main Street near 14th Street
Date: 1900
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Parade Scene
Description: Military unit in unidentified parade heading south along Main Street near 14th Street
Date: 1900
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Floyd Edwin Wilhelm
Description: Portrait of Captain Floyd Edwin Wilhelm who was born October 7, 1922, in Jonesboro, Illinois, son of William and Alice Wilhelm. He served in the Pacific Theater during World War II for more than four years and carried out Berlin Airlift missions, attached to the 317th Troop Carrier Wing. He served nine months in the Korean War. He was the first pilot in charge of an R. B. 45 to fly a non-stop jet from San Francisco to Japan unescorted, making the trip in September 1951. He lost his life October 20, 1952, while giving jet training, leaving a wife Delilah and five children.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: SC68 Gold Star Mothers Legion Scrapbook Finding Aid
Description: The Gold Star Mothers of Kansas City began in 1945 when Mrs. Myra Willock first called together a group of 10 mothers after her son lost his life in World War II. Initially they met to encourage and comfort each other, but after the war they volunteered their time for veteran needs in hospitals. The scrapbook features the lives of 37 men from Kansas City or the immediate area, who except for one, were killed during World War II. The death dates cover from September 24, 1942, to October 20, 1952, a ten-year period. Each man's page contains a short history of his life, including his school and military history as well as his military honors and his place of burial. Also included are 32 photographs, mostly military portraits as well as a few snapshots. Many entries include poetry written by war mothers.
Date: 1942/1952
Object Type: Finding Aid

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